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CHAMPION TRIP - AFTER EMPTY '08, YANKEES MADE ALL THE RIGHT MOVES
by TIM BONTEMPS , The New York Post
In an effort to bolster their pitching staff in the wake of Mike Mussina's retirement, the Yankees signed 2007 AL Cy Young winner CC Sabathia, easily the best free agent pitcher available, along with arguably the second best, A..J Burnett. With Sabathia and Burnett now anchoring their rotation, the Yankees also re-signed Andy Pettitte to an incentive-laden one-year deal.
But all of the Yankees moves in free agency took a backseat to Alex Rodriguez once spring training began. Within a month, Sports Illustrated reported A-Rod had taken performance enhancing drugs, he admitted doing so in a nationally televised press conference, and underwent surgery on a torn labrum in his left hip that kept him out until May.
After all of the drama - for different reasons - that headlined their offseason, the Yankees went out and made sure they ended their one-year playoff hiatus.
Then they won their 27th world championship.
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SEPT. '08
23. For the first time since 1995, the Yankees miss the playoffs after Boston's 5-4 win over Cleveland eliminates the Bombers.
NOV. '08
12. Re-sign LHP Damaso Marte to a three-year contract with a club option for 2012.
DEC. '08
18. Introduce LHP CC Sabathia and RHP A.J. Burnett.
JAN. '08
6. Introduce 1B Mark Teixeira.
26. Re-sign Andy Pettitte.
FEB. '09
7. Sports Illustrated reports A-Rod tested positive for steroids in '03.
9. A-Rod admits positive test in interview with Peter Gammons.
17. A-Rod has press conference on steroids.
MAR. '09
7. A-Rod has surgery to repair torn labrum in right hip.
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